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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
abandoned
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From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
adaptations
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Instead of furnishing an argument against writing out one's first impressions of a country, I think the experience of the Frenchman shows the importance of doing it at once.
altogether
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From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
American
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From this reading Then the American in England is just enough at home to enable him to discriminate subtle shades and differences at first sight which might escape a traveler of another and antagonistic race.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Instead of furnishing an argument against writing out one's first impressions of a country, I think the experience of the Frenchman shows the importance of doing it at once.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then the American in England is just enough at home to enable him to discriminate subtle shades and differences at first sight which might escape a traveler of another and antagonistic race.
antagonistic
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From this reading Then the American in England is just enough at home to enable him to discriminate subtle shades and differences at first sight which might escape a traveler of another and antagonistic race.
any
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From this reading The sensations of the first day are what we want,--the first flush of the traveler's thought and feeling, before his perception and sensibilities become cloyed or blunted, or before he in any way becomes a part of that which he would observe and describe.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sensations of the first day are what we want,--the first flush of the traveler's thought and feeling, before his perception and sensibilities become cloyed or blunted, or before he in any way becomes a part of that which he would observe and describe.
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading Instead of furnishing an argument against writing out one's first impressions of a country, I think the experience of the Frenchman shows the importance of doing it at once.
ASCII
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
attempt
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
become
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From this reading The sensations of the first day are what we want,--the first flush of the traveler's thought and feeling, before his perception and sensibilities become cloyed or blunted, or before he in any way becomes a part of that which he would observe and describe.
becomes
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From this reading The sensations of the first day are what we want,--the first flush of the traveler's thought and feeling, before his perception and sensibilities become cloyed or blunted, or before he in any way becomes a part of that which he would observe and describe.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The sensations of the first day are what we want,--the first flush of the traveler's thought and feeling, before his perception and sensibilities become cloyed or blunted, or before he in any way becomes a part of that which he would observe and describe.
blunted
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From this reading The sensations of the first day are what we want,--the first flush of the traveler's thought and feeling, before his perception and sensibilities become cloyed or blunted, or before he in any way becomes a part of that which he would observe and describe.
book
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
certain
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From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
cloyed
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From this reading The sensations of the first day are what we want,--the first flush of the traveler's thought and feeling, before his perception and sensibilities become cloyed or blunted, or before he in any way becomes a part of that which he would observe and describe.
Constitution
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From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
contain
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
country
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From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
day
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From this reading The sensations of the first day are what we want,--the first flush of the traveler's thought and feeling, before his perception and sensibilities become cloyed or blunted, or before he in any way becomes a part of that which he would observe and describe.
De
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From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
describe
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From this reading The sensations of the first day are what we want,--the first flush of the traveler's thought and feeling, before his perception and sensibilities become cloyed or blunted, or before he in any way becomes a part of that which he would observe and describe.
design
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From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
differences
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From this reading Then the American in England is just enough at home to enable him to discriminate subtle shades and differences at first sight which might escape a traveler of another and antagonistic race.
discriminate
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From this reading Then the American in England is just enough at home to enable him to discriminate subtle shades and differences at first sight which might escape a traveler of another and antagonistic race.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
document
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
doing
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From this reading Instead of furnishing an argument against writing out one's first impressions of a country, I think the experience of the Frenchman shows the importance of doing it at once.
enable
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From this reading Then the American in England is just enough at home to enable him to discriminate subtle shades and differences at first sight which might escape a traveler of another and antagonistic race.
end
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
England
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From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
English
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From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
enough
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From this reading Then the American in England is just enough at home to enable him to discriminate subtle shades and differences at first sight which might escape a traveler of another and antagonistic race.
escape
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From this reading Then the American in England is just enough at home to enable him to discriminate subtle shades and differences at first sight which might escape a traveler of another and antagonistic race.
experience
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From this reading Instead of furnishing an argument against writing out one's first impressions of a country, I think the experience of the Frenchman shows the importance of doing it at once.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sensations of the first day are what we want,--the first flush of the traveler's thought and feeling, before his perception and sensibilities become cloyed or blunted, or before he in any way becomes a part of that which he would observe and describe.
few
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From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
fit
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
flush
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From this reading The sensations of the first day are what we want,--the first flush of the traveler's thought and feeling, before his perception and sensibilities become cloyed or blunted, or before he in any way becomes a part of that which he would observe and describe.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
foreign
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
Frenchman
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From this reading Instead of furnishing an argument against writing out one's first impressions of a country, I think the experience of the Frenchman shows the importance of doing it at once.
fully
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From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
furnishing
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From this reading Instead of furnishing an argument against writing out one's first impressions of a country, I think the experience of the Frenchman shows the importance of doing it at once.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then the American in England is just enough at home to enable him to discriminate subtle shades and differences at first sight which might escape a traveler of another and antagonistic race.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
home
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From this reading Then the American in England is just enough at home to enable him to discriminate subtle shades and differences at first sight which might escape a traveler of another and antagonistic race.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
importance
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From this reading Instead of furnishing an argument against writing out one's first impressions of a country, I think the experience of the Frenchman shows the importance of doing it at once.
impressions
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From this reading Instead of furnishing an argument against writing out one's first impressions of a country, I think the experience of the Frenchman shows the importance of doing it at once.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
Instead
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From this reading Instead of furnishing an argument against writing out one's first impressions of a country, I think the experience of the Frenchman shows the importance of doing it at once.
interested
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
just
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From this reading Then the American in England is just enough at home to enable him to discriminate subtle shades and differences at first sight which might escape a traveler of another and antagonistic race.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
lived
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From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
Lolme
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From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
made
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
matter
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Then the American in England is just enough at home to enable him to discriminate subtle shades and differences at first sight which might escape a traveler of another and antagonistic race.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
much
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
notable
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From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
note
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
observe
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From this reading The sensations of the first day are what we want,--the first flush of the traveler's thought and feeling, before his perception and sensibilities become cloyed or blunted, or before he in any way becomes a part of that which he would observe and describe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
once
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From this reading Instead of furnishing an argument against writing out one's first impressions of a country, I think the experience of the Frenchman shows the importance of doing it at once.
one's
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From this reading Instead of furnishing an argument against writing out one's first impressions of a country, I think the experience of the Frenchman shows the importance of doing it at once.
only
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The sensations of the first day are what we want,--the first flush of the traveler's thought and feeling, before his perception and sensibilities become cloyed or blunted, or before he in any way becomes a part of that which he would observe and describe.
out
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From this reading Instead of furnishing an argument against writing out one's first impressions of a country, I think the experience of the Frenchman shows the importance of doing it at once.
own
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
perception
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From this reading The sensations of the first day are what we want,--the first flush of the traveler's thought and feeling, before his perception and sensibilities become cloyed or blunted, or before he in any way becomes a part of that which he would observe and describe.
plain
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
preface
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
proof
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
race
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From this reading Then the American in England is just enough at home to enable him to discriminate subtle shades and differences at first sight which might escape a traveler of another and antagonistic race.
residence
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From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
said
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From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
sensations
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From this reading The sensations of the first day are what we want,--the first flush of the traveler's thought and feeling, before his perception and sensibilities become cloyed or blunted, or before he in any way becomes a part of that which he would observe and describe.
sensibilities
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From this reading The sensations of the first day are what we want,--the first flush of the traveler's thought and feeling, before his perception and sensibilities become cloyed or blunted, or before he in any way becomes a part of that which he would observe and describe.
shades
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From this reading Then the American in England is just enough at home to enable him to discriminate subtle shades and differences at first sight which might escape a traveler of another and antagonistic race.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
shows
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From this reading Instead of furnishing an argument against writing out one's first impressions of a country, I think the experience of the Frenchman shows the importance of doing it at once.
sight
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From this reading Then the American in England is just enough at home to enable him to discriminate subtle shades and differences at first sight which might escape a traveler of another and antagonistic race.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
sketches
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
subtle
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From this reading Then the American in England is just enough at home to enable him to discriminate subtle shades and differences at first sight which might escape a traveler of another and antagonistic race.
supply
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
ten
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From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
text
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
Then
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From this reading Then the American in England is just enough at home to enable him to discriminate subtle shades and differences at first sight which might escape a traveler of another and antagonistic race.
there
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead of furnishing an argument against writing out one's first impressions of a country, I think the experience of the Frenchman shows the importance of doing it at once.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
traveler
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From this reading Then the American in England is just enough at home to enable him to discriminate subtle shades and differences at first sight which might escape a traveler of another and antagonistic race.
traveler's
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From this reading The sensations of the first day are what we want,--the first flush of the traveler's thought and feeling, before his perception and sensibilities become cloyed or blunted, or before he in any way becomes a part of that which he would observe and describe.
up
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From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
want
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From this reading The sensations of the first day are what we want,--the first flush of the traveler's thought and feeling, before his perception and sensibilities become cloyed or blunted, or before he in any way becomes a part of that which he would observe and describe.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
way
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From this reading The sensations of the first day are what we want,--the first flush of the traveler's thought and feeling, before his perception and sensibilities become cloyed or blunted, or before he in any way becomes a part of that which he would observe and describe.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The sensations of the first day are what we want,--the first flush of the traveler's thought and feeling, before his perception and sensibilities become cloyed or blunted, or before he in any way becomes a part of that which he would observe and describe.
weeks
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From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The sensations of the first day are what we want,--the first flush of the traveler's thought and feeling, before his perception and sensibilities become cloyed or blunted, or before he in any way becomes a part of that which he would observe and describe.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sensations of the first day are what we want,--the first flush of the traveler's thought and feeling, before his perception and sensibilities become cloyed or blunted, or before he in any way becomes a part of that which he would observe and describe.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
wish
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
work
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From this reading [For those interested, there is a note at the end of this document that details the adaptations made to this work to fit it into plain ASCII text] The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,--the foreign sketches,--and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it here.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The sensations of the first day are what we want,--the first flush of the traveler's thought and feeling, before his perception and sensibilities become cloyed or blunted, or before he in any way becomes a part of that which he would observe and describe.
write
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From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
writing
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From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
wrote
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From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
year
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From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
years
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From this reading I have been told that De Lolme, who wrote a notable book on the English Constitution, said that after he had been in England a few weeks, he fully made up his mind to write a book on that country; after he had lived there a year, he still thought of writing a book, but was not so certain about it, but that after a residence of ten years he abandoned his first design altogether.
